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he mentioned president obama by name 18 times, mentioned the word obama care four additional times. so you see while mitt romney's trying to make this a referendum on president to into ma, the president and the white house want to make this a referendum on the republican party. >> thank you very much, mark murray, have a great weekend. >> thankses, you too. >>> president obama appears on primetime television tonight taping an introduction to the film "to kill a mockingbird." the racial classic takes on an important role after the rage over the trayvon martin murder. >> we are all created equal. i'm no idealist to believe in the jury system. that's no ideal to me. that's a living, working reality. >> mike baquero at the white house, good morning to you. what is the president doing relative to this screening? >> it's been a week-long celebration of the anniversary of this seminole film. remember the harper lee novel that won the pulitzer prize in 1960. then in 1962 the version featuring gregory peck came out shaking american society. that's not overstating the case at all, alex. the p
he mentioned president obama by name 18 times, mentioned the word obama care four additional times. so you see while mitt romney's trying to make this a referendum on president to into ma, the president and the white house want to make this a referendum on the republican party. >> thank you very much, mark murray, have a great weekend. >> thankses, you too. >>> president obama appears on primetime television tonight taping an introduction to the film "to kill a...
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i'm barack obama, and i approved this message. unner,marathon r in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack right out of the clear blue... he was just... "get me an aspirin"... yeah... i knew that i was doing the right thing, when i gave him the bayer. i'm on an aspirin regimen... and i take bayer chewables. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. so he's a success story... [ laughs ] he's my success story. [ male announcer ] learn how to protect your heart at i am proheart on facebook. >>> let's go now to today's snapshot of ups and downs beginning with more money. fortune magazine says there's i record amount of money in circulation, $1.1 trillion, 75% of it in $100 bills. get this, $30 million in cash is circulating in denominations of $5, $1,000 and $10,000 bills. seen one of those recently? not so much. >>> lots of shareholders of groupon stock is selling. it hit a record low this week, shares down about 60% since gro
i'm barack obama, and i approved this message. unner,marathon r in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack right out of the clear blue... he was just... "get me an aspirin"... yeah... i knew that i was doing the right thing, when i gave him the bayer. i'm on an aspirin regimen... and i take bayer chewables. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. so he's a success story... [...
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all states that president obama won back as for today, president obama will head to kissimmee, florida, from here. mitt romney will campaign in virginia. he'll attend the nascar race this evening. vice president biden will be in ohio. and paul ryan will be campaigning out west where he will begin debate preparations in oregon on sunday. chris? >> thank you. >>> back to more on mitt romney who seized on this latest jobs report, rallying voters last night in new hampshire. >> a number of you would come away with heavy hearts because we've had a lot of bad news. we've seen in the last 3 1/2 years a lot of bad news. americans are tired of being tired. these have been tough times. >> nbc's peter alexander is covering mitt romney on the campaign trail. peter, by most accounts, including many republicans, the dnc had a stellar convention, and then this jobs report came out. what are we going to hear from mitt romney today? >> reporter: well, in the words of run republican adviser, they said that honeymoon for the president after the dnc lasted all of eight hours. they just hammered away on th
all states that president obama won back as for today, president obama will head to kissimmee, florida, from here. mitt romney will campaign in virginia. he'll attend the nascar race this evening. vice president biden will be in ohio. and paul ryan will be campaigning out west where he will begin debate preparations in oregon on sunday. chris? >> thank you. >>> back to more on mitt romney who seized on this latest jobs report, rallying voters last night in new hampshire. >>...
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>> obama. >> yeah. obama when he ran for president in 2008 was saying. >> vice president biden heading to lunchburg, virginia a bill later today. first he spoke to voters in wisconsin last night attacking mitt romney and paul ryan's record on women. >> they've made it very clear, very clear from the outset. they do not think a woman has a right to control her own body. that's a public policy issue as far as they're concerned. [ audience boos ] >> no. as the president says i don't need your boos but i do need your votes. >> president obama is spending some time in the northeast this afternoon. he'll be attending a rally a bit later today in the next hour in nashua, new hampshire. right now the latest gallup poll shows mitt romney with a 5-point lead nationally over the president. there you see the numbers. obama 51 to 46%. new today the senate rate in missouri is tightening. a new post dispatch mason dixon poll shows senator claire mccaskill with a two point lead over represent todd akin. hello to the tw
>> obama. >> yeah. obama when he ran for president in 2008 was saying. >> vice president biden heading to lunchburg, virginia a bill later today. first he spoke to voters in wisconsin last night attacking mitt romney and paul ryan's record on women. >> they've made it very clear, very clear from the outset. they do not think a woman has a right to control her own body. that's a public policy issue as far as they're concerned. [ audience boos ] >> no. as the...
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this is president obama and mitt romney head-to-head. this is president obama leading in florida, virginia by an identical margin 44% in ohio, the president's lead there small, how is the white house reading this, good news or great news? >> any poll showing the president leading in the swing states is good news for the white house, but at the same time what you're seeing with this particular poll is also that mitt romney has been closing the gap, i think. a few months ago the president was leading by bigger margins. what that means is mitt romney is successful in consolidating support among the base since the primary has ended. and i think when it all comes down to it, the white house sees it as a dead heat. we are still fairly early but a lot of people are not completely focusing in on this. the way the white house looks at these things is it could be good news, but we have a long campaign and things will change. let's not get too excited. >> david, can mitt romney pick up 270 votes to become president of the united states without winn
this is president obama and mitt romney head-to-head. this is president obama leading in florida, virginia by an identical margin 44% in ohio, the president's lead there small, how is the white house reading this, good news or great news? >> any poll showing the president leading in the swing states is good news for the white house, but at the same time what you're seeing with this particular poll is also that mitt romney has been closing the gap, i think. a few months ago the president...
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the thing that's keeping president obama in the game is hispanics, president obama with about a 30-point lead and they make up a slightly larger percent of the electorate. there's no doubt it's going to be very, very close on election day. >> how about the approval rating? how's the president's approval rating in colorado? >> the approval rating is just about where it's been. it's ticked up a little bit. he's about one point down on that, 48-49. this month, 47-48 last month. so when you see some of that trending, where mitt romney got a boost, it's because of that first debate. you had some of those suburban women, suburban men, who may be we're leaning toward president obama, and then decided after that first debate, well, i guess mitt romney's not as bad as we thought he was from these ads from president obama. independents in the state also can be a tough nut to crack. they -- the president had a lead with them 50-39 in september, and now he's upside down with them, as well, rather it's tightened to a tie. 46-45. so, you know, it -- it's just, it really couldn't get tighter there, and
the thing that's keeping president obama in the game is hispanics, president obama with about a 30-point lead and they make up a slightly larger percent of the electorate. there's no doubt it's going to be very, very close on election day. >> how about the approval rating? how's the president's approval rating in colorado? >> the approval rating is just about where it's been. it's ticked up a little bit. he's about one point down on that, 48-49. this month, 47-48 last month. so when...
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do you think the obama camp knew mr. romney would be ready with the 47% question answer and decided not give him the chance to clear it up with 65, 67 million people watching? >> definitely a missed opportunity. you see it today. they're going to keep attacking him noor video and keep attacking him on bain and you're seeing him release the president's campaign release another -- >> pardon? go ahead. i'm sorry. interrupted? somebody talk in your ear. >> sorry about that. >> finish your thought. >> you're going to see them attack again. they're going to keep attacking on -- keep saying that mitt romney is bending the truth. that's something you're going to see in the coming weeks. you're going to see them talk -- they released a campaign ad today appearing in eight swing states and you'll see them continue to the portray that in the comes weeks. >> it's an acquired skill, talking in your ear in the middle of a sentence. >> totally. i didn't know where i was for a minute. >> it's all good. saying it wasn't me. we're going t
do you think the obama camp knew mr. romney would be ready with the 47% question answer and decided not give him the chance to clear it up with 65, 67 million people watching? >> definitely a missed opportunity. you see it today. they're going to keep attacking him noor video and keep attacking him on bain and you're seeing him release the president's campaign release another -- >> pardon? go ahead. i'm sorry. interrupted? somebody talk in your ear. >> sorry about that....
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this is the kick off of the obama 2012 campaign. the president and first lady are making two stops to ohio and virginia. they are not just swing states. they are swing cities as well. they look at the map and determine within the battleground states, what are the cities that voted for president bush in 2004 and voted for president barack obama in 2008? columbus, ohio and richmond, virginia are two such cities. you'll see a lot of visits from romney and president obama. the president and first lady started off today in cleveland then on to richmond. one difference you are going to be seeing, this is an official campaign event. there's not much difference between the events since president obama announced the re-election bid and what we have seen. the president is expected to sharply go out after mitt romney, name him by name. the president hasn't done a lot of it in a little bit of an oblique way. this is going to be a full-on campaign event. we might note, mitt romney is down for the weekend. he doesn't have public events. mitt and
this is the kick off of the obama 2012 campaign. the president and first lady are making two stops to ohio and virginia. they are not just swing states. they are swing cities as well. they look at the map and determine within the battleground states, what are the cities that voted for president bush in 2004 and voted for president barack obama in 2008? columbus, ohio and richmond, virginia are two such cities. you'll see a lot of visits from romney and president obama. the president and first...
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so the obama campaign ads and obama has been airing more ads, 30% more ads in the swing states than mitt romney seem to be having an effect as defining him as somebody questioning his record as governor of massachusetts and, of course, this most recent attack on his tenure at bain capital. >> but you make a point that those democrats that are in favor of barack obama are -- they are democrats. they've just kind of come back under the fold. it's not necessarily getting to the independent voter as much, right? >> yes, that's certainly true. the gains that president obama has had has come disproportionately from democrats who may be a little disillusioned or disappointed in his tenure and the ads have convinced them not to thing about mitt romney as an alternative. it has not had much of an effect on winning republican votes because the republicans are pretty united behind romney. >> the majority of swing state voters are pretty enthusiastic about the election. is there an indication about what or which candidate will benefit most from the enthusiasm? >> we found the republicans have gained
so the obama campaign ads and obama has been airing more ads, 30% more ads in the swing states than mitt romney seem to be having an effect as defining him as somebody questioning his record as governor of massachusetts and, of course, this most recent attack on his tenure at bain capital. >> but you make a point that those democrats that are in favor of barack obama are -- they are democrats. they've just kind of come back under the fold. it's not necessarily getting to the independent...
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he made the case better for president obama than obama has ever made for himself. so i think not so much the endorsement but just the road map is the biggest favor he did for the obamas. >> 'anne, the romney attack releasing a slew of ads, three states they're not running the ads, michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania. what is it that suggest to you? are they giving up in those states? >> i don't know giving up. you could read it that way. you could also say focusing on better states. michigan was always going to be a long shot. mitt romney wants to win one of his home states, family history there. but it's been a democratic state. pennsylvania, we call it a swing state but that's really a misnomer. it's a state that democrats win and republicans always want to win. it's been a while since it's gone the other way. i'm not that surprised. i gegs it's a little early to not run ads there. let's wait and see if that continues. we have 58 more days. they could always change their minds. >> patricia, all said and done, the conventions may not move the needle at all. anne w
he made the case better for president obama than obama has ever made for himself. so i think not so much the endorsement but just the road map is the biggest favor he did for the obamas. >> 'anne, the romney attack releasing a slew of ads, three states they're not running the ads, michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania. what is it that suggest to you? are they giving up in those states? >> i don't know giving up. you could read it that way. you could also say focusing on better states....
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hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in all three. >> again, hitting that 50% mark. i can't stress enough how important that is. you see in the battleground states of colorado and wisconsin, president obama with a five-point lead. in iowa, a state that had been problematic for obama the past three or four months, up eight points. you're seeing things all breaking in this direction right now with six weeks to go. >> all right. how likely is it that this poll could change as we get closer? this is obviously posts-convention polling. we're now 11 days out from the very first debate. how much wiggle room do you think there is betwe
hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in...
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that event raked in $15 million for the obama campaign. in a few hours mitt romney will deliver the commencement speech at the university of virginia. he's expected to focus his speech on the economy. that's what he did friday in charlotte. romney related a personal story about his niece. she ran into financial hardship when her husband went on national guard duty. >> one morning she comes outside and there are her neighbors all picking up the rocks out of her yard, raking the dirt, they put a sprinkler system in, they laid down sod, they put in landscaping, they even build a swing set for her daughter. this is the america that i love. >> joining me now is national reporter molly ball. molly, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, alex. >> the presidential campaign was dominated this week by the same sex marriage debate with president obama saying he supports gay marriage. does either side win in this debate? >> i think we are still waiting to see. i think so much is going to depend on this particular issue in the ways that the ca
that event raked in $15 million for the obama campaign. in a few hours mitt romney will deliver the commencement speech at the university of virginia. he's expected to focus his speech on the economy. that's what he did friday in charlotte. romney related a personal story about his niece. she ran into financial hardship when her husband went on national guard duty. >> one morning she comes outside and there are her neighbors all picking up the rocks out of her yard, raking the dirt, they...
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mitt romney isn't going after obama as a person. he's not tearing him down on the substance of his character. he's talking about him as a manager. his line has been, he's a perfectly nice guy. he's just not getting the job done. what we saw with yesterday's jobs numbers, even though the unemployment rate went down slightly, mitt romney seized on the fact that they did not meet expectations. president obama is talking about the middle class and he's struck a fairly populist tone making it more sharply political and more about mitt romney than vague republicans. it's now really all about romney. >> susan, the unemployment numbers dropped. 120,000 jobs created in march. this is how the "associated press" criticizes it -- mitt romney needs an ailing economy to fully exploit his image as a mr. fix-it who can restore the nation's financial health as he turned around the 2002 winter olympics. first up, how do republicans not be seen as wanting the economy to stagnate? >> well, right now, we're not seeing a robust recovery. so it's not diff
mitt romney isn't going after obama as a person. he's not tearing him down on the substance of his character. he's talking about him as a manager. his line has been, he's a perfectly nice guy. he's just not getting the job done. what we saw with yesterday's jobs numbers, even though the unemployment rate went down slightly, mitt romney seized on the fact that they did not meet expectations. president obama is talking about the middle class and he's struck a fairly populist tone making it more...
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it calls into focus president obama's credentials. what does romney need to do to counter the attacks? >> this will sound partisan but it isn't. this man has shown no interest throughout his life to foreign policy. mitt romney showed an interest in his family, religion and making money. and that's it. he has not focused on foreign policy. he probably hasn't thought about it or ever said anything about it. now he wants to be president of the united states because that's his ambition. part of this is showing interest in foreign policy, he doesn't. what scares me about romney, and the one thing that scares me about him, he listens to these adviser who is have glammed on to him and he talks about going to war with iran. you can't get any tougher than obama has been on iran with the sanctions except to go to war. when he comes out and says i'm going to be tougher, what do you mean, romney? that's scary. this ad is fair. politics in this should be seasoned and based on experience and being careful and understanding the consequences of your
it calls into focus president obama's credentials. what does romney need to do to counter the attacks? >> this will sound partisan but it isn't. this man has shown no interest throughout his life to foreign policy. mitt romney showed an interest in his family, religion and making money. and that's it. he has not focused on foreign policy. he probably hasn't thought about it or ever said anything about it. now he wants to be president of the united states because that's his ambition. part...
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so this jobs report is bad news for president obama. it reminds all of us, and i presume both campaigns, that this campaign is likely to be a referendum and president obama's stewardship of the economy as opposed to the choice that president obama is trying to frame the election as. so it would be shocking if these numbers and their dismal nature weren't reflected in polls as we go forward. >> alex, we want to go to the poll numbers right here and ask you your take on this. when it comes to independents, romney is is leading obama 51% to 39%. what do you think of this, is that expected? and how much of a margin can the president afford on that front? >> well, i think it is definitely another warning sign. let's not forget the president won 52% of independents only in 2008. now, their importance can sometimes be overstated in presidential elections. it's a question of just how many really true independent voters there are, but if mitt romney is giving a majority oaf 51%, that's going to be a problem for the president. that shows basicall
so this jobs report is bad news for president obama. it reminds all of us, and i presume both campaigns, that this campaign is likely to be a referendum and president obama's stewardship of the economy as opposed to the choice that president obama is trying to frame the election as. so it would be shocking if these numbers and their dismal nature weren't reflected in polls as we go forward. >> alex, we want to go to the poll numbers right here and ask you your take on this. when it comes...
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will president obama play it safe and perhaps president obama go on the attack? questions and answerings coming up next. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now get $37 basic installation on all special order carpet. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque at 2 months after a dental visit. plus, it gives you these key benefits. new crest pro-health clinical rinse. crest. life opens up when you do. also try new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's
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president obama, the last chapter is not written. looked at on paper, he is almost an ideal person to have the presidency, in that he's smart, both intellectually and emotionally he's well suited. he doesn't seem to get too high on the highs or doesn't seem to get too low on the lows. i think the surprise to most people about president obama, he was so inspiring to so many people during the campaign. and inspiring he has not been overall till now. i think sometimes people say what happened? he was an inspirational candidate. even among many people who voted against him don't like his policies or his party, which the reason he got the nomination and won the presidency was his ability to inspire. and since he's been in the presidency, that's been lacking. i think if a representative of president obama were in the room, he'd say, come on, dan, he inherited an absolute disaster, perhaps catastrophic potentially economic situation. and pretty hard to be inspiring when you inherit that kind of situation. and that's fair enough. this will b
president obama, the last chapter is not written. looked at on paper, he is almost an ideal person to have the presidency, in that he's smart, both intellectually and emotionally he's well suited. he doesn't seem to get too high on the highs or doesn't seem to get too low on the lows. i think the surprise to most people about president obama, he was so inspiring to so many people during the campaign. and inspiring he has not been overall till now. i think sometimes people say what happened? he...
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that's barack obama. he attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars perpetuating falsehoods. >> joining me now is senior political editor mark murray. these ads are airing in several pat battleground states. the latest poll looked at michigan, new hampshire and north carolina. what did you find? >> we show a very tight race in the battleground states indicative of what we are seeing across the country. one thing we had in our nbc wall street journal poll, we did another subgroup of 12 complete battleground states and show president obama with a 50 to 42 advantage over mitt romney, much larger than the 47-44 margin in the poll. one of the things going on is that mitt romney is getting pummelled in the battleground states. his favorable unfavorable rating is worse in the patle grounds than nationwide. attitude about his business experience at bain capital are worse than nationwide. the ad interestingly enough is ç response to the she lacking that the obama campa
that's barack obama. he attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars perpetuating falsehoods. >> joining me now is senior political editor mark murray. these ads are airing in several pat battleground states. the latest poll looked at michigan, new hampshire and north carolina. what did you find? >> we show a very tight race in the battleground states indicative of what we are seeing across the country. one thing we had in our nbc...
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but in obama's case, he ate up the oxygen of his first 18 months in office on obama care. affordable care act. if he loses, romney has said he's going to try to disassemble all that. so he loses president obama's main accomplishment. now he still has the killing of osama bin laden and two supreme court justices and one can make a list of things he can celebrate. but losing that big last piece of the progressive movement, which was trumpeted as his huge accomplishment, it won't bode well for president obama in history. >> douglas brinkley, always a pleasure. thank you. >>> office politics is next with tom brokaw. "weekends with alex witt" live from democracy plaza continues right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an uns
but in obama's case, he ate up the oxygen of his first 18 months in office on obama care. affordable care act. if he loses, romney has said he's going to try to disassemble all that. so he loses president obama's main accomplishment. now he still has the killing of osama bin laden and two supreme court justices and one can make a list of things he can celebrate. but losing that big last piece of the progressive movement, which was trumpeted as his huge accomplishment, it won't bode well for...
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score one for obama. the obama campaign is encouraging people to vote by mail and vote in person. it's really a tossup. i wouldn't draw anything from the numbers. >> as we end this, ohio sends a mail ballot to every registered voter in the state. michael, we're out of time. you know we'll have you back. come back and see us. >> my pleasure. >> that's a wrap up of this hour with "weekends with alex witt." today we'll have a two hour edition. straight ahead we have more smart political talk on "up with chris hayes" right here on msnbc. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics, put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve the mos
score one for obama. the obama campaign is encouraging people to vote by mail and vote in person. it's really a tossup. i wouldn't draw anything from the numbers. >> as we end this, ohio sends a mail ballot to every registered voter in the state. michael, we're out of time. you know we'll have you back. come back and see us. >> my pleasure. >> that's a wrap up of this hour with "weekends with alex witt." today we'll have a two hour edition. straight ahead we have...
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it included president obama and other u.s. leaders, but it did not include vice president biden, because according to bin lad laden, he was totally unprepared to become president and if by becoming president would then lead the u.s. into disaster. what is your reaction to that calculation? >> that is a fascinating piece of this. he realizes the politics of it. sometimes people realize the approach that you're seeing from al qaeda, from osama bin laden was very narrow. now we're talking about the politics of it, about the ability to say if we can kill this president and this vice president steps in, we believe he's going to mess things up so much that it will actually benefit us even more. that's an interesting aspect of this, especially when you take a look at who joe biden was. he was the foreign policy guy. that's an interesting angle. >> you always bring us interesting stuff as well. thank you, jack rice. see you again. >> thank you so much. >>> frightening moments at a political rally in armenia. hundreds of balloons going
it included president obama and other u.s. leaders, but it did not include vice president biden, because according to bin lad laden, he was totally unprepared to become president and if by becoming president would then lead the u.s. into disaster. what is your reaction to that calculation? >> that is a fascinating piece of this. he realizes the politics of it. sometimes people realize the approach that you're seeing from al qaeda, from osama bin laden was very narrow. now we're talking...
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but joe biden is joe biden and president obama is president obama. two different types of personalities. two different approaches, two different rhetorical styles. let's see if the base is as happy with president obama on wednesday morning as they were with joe biden yesterday morning. >> yeah. mike, can you tell us a little more about this new obama campaign tv ad? >> well, i think this is a case of going back to the formula that had helped build that lead in the polls prior to that first debate. you know, the so-called likability gap. the idea that mitt romney is out of touch with the average american. going back to this issue of his taxes not only has he not released his tax returns, as many presidential candidates have in the past, of course, but he's effectively paid a 14% rate on his taxes, and that is something that is a lower rate paid on investment income. let's have a listen to a little bit of that ad. >> you've paid 14% in federal taxes. that's the capital gains rate. is that fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than yo
but joe biden is joe biden and president obama is president obama. two different types of personalities. two different approaches, two different rhetorical styles. let's see if the base is as happy with president obama on wednesday morning as they were with joe biden yesterday morning. >> yeah. mike, can you tell us a little more about this new obama campaign tv ad? >> well, i think this is a case of going back to the formula that had helped build that lead in the polls prior to...
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the obama campaign believes this could be serious. the populations that tend to not have an id are minorities, young people, the very constituencies we just talked about a second ago that are going to be important to obama's victory if that happens in the fall. this is a big push for them to educate voters and to educate volunteers on how to get around some of these laws and make sure people are prepared, know what the new rules are, know what they need to do to vote in the fall. >> alex, there's an interesting article in "the national journal" written by your colleague that writes, swing voters are virtually non-existent these days. what does that mean? >> i think it is sort of representative of the fact that it is increasingly a polarized electorate, people don't identify down the middle, they identify strongly with the conservative movement or the democratic party. what you see in the presidential campaigns really not focusing so much on the middle anymore. mitt romney is focusing more on turning out his base in november, just the
the obama campaign believes this could be serious. the populations that tend to not have an id are minorities, young people, the very constituencies we just talked about a second ago that are going to be important to obama's victory if that happens in the fall. this is a big push for them to educate voters and to educate volunteers on how to get around some of these laws and make sure people are prepared, know what the new rules are, know what they need to do to vote in the fall. >> alex,...
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the obama ticket is actually outperforming them in those states. they've held about 29 events in that period compared to about 24 for the republicans. so, while there's a lot of calls for romney and paul ryan to be hitting the trail a little bit more, and to be doing a little bit less fund-raising, you're seeing exactly the opposite happening on the ground. so mitt romney spent yesterday in pennsylvania. that was not exactly a battleground state. they're not even running ads there right now. so it's a little bit of a head scratcher when you take a look at where they're spending their time. how they expect to pull this thing out. >> you know what's interesting about this, too, aimee is the president's came totally lowering expectations on the debate front. is there a theme, a general theme being struck by the president's team on all this? and how much debate prep is the president actually doing, given it's been a pretty busy cycle for him in terms of running things from 1600 pennsylvania avenue? >> well, yeah, they're saying he hasn't really had tim
the obama ticket is actually outperforming them in those states. they've held about 29 events in that period compared to about 24 for the republicans. so, while there's a lot of calls for romney and paul ryan to be hitting the trail a little bit more, and to be doing a little bit less fund-raising, you're seeing exactly the opposite happening on the ground. so mitt romney spent yesterday in pennsylvania. that was not exactly a battleground state. they're not even running ads there right now. so...
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but president obama, the obama campaign, very focused right now on trying to build momentum and excitement ahead of the democratic national convention. they are starting their road to charlotte campaign right here in iowa, and we are told that one of the themes today is going to be to highlight what the obama campaign is calling american heroes, people who have overcome great challenges during this difficult economy, during this difficult time in our nation's history. so we're going to hear from some of them in addition to hearing from the president. as you say, he's going to have a very busy holiday weekend. from here he heads to colorado. 's going to take a little bit of a break from the trail on monday to visit louisiana, to visit with some of the folks who were impacted by isaac. that trip comes on the heels of mitt romney visiting louisiana on friday. by the way, both campaigns saying that there really is no problem with romney having visited the region earlier. the obama campaign pointing to the fact that they really had made their plans prior to knowing about mitt romney's plans. bu
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and president obama has made it clear his light footprint obama doctrine, which i try to layout to some degree and examine its limitations in the book, this doctrine does not call for sending in armies that will both fight on the ground and occupy. we've been through that in iraq and afghanistan and i think it's been pretty clear the american people are after ten years of that looking for a different way. >> in essence, david, your book and articles have really launched the intelligence controversy and now fuel has been added to the fire with the u.s. secret operations in africa. what do we know about that operation? >> you know, i've seen these reports but it's not something i deal with very much in the book, other than the yemen part where you saw the president yesterday acknowledge in a document that went to congress that we are using drones there. this has been an open secret for a long time that drones are being made use of in yemen. i think if the administration is coming out and saying so, that's a step in the right direction. one of the reasons i wrote about the cyber issues as
and president obama has made it clear his light footprint obama doctrine, which i try to layout to some degree and examine its limitations in the book, this doctrine does not call for sending in armies that will both fight on the ground and occupy. we've been through that in iraq and afghanistan and i think it's been pretty clear the american people are after ten years of that looking for a different way. >> in essence, david, your book and articles have really launched the intelligence...
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but i think right now, president obama has the upper hand. i mean he's just won re-election. he's basically telling people, look, the american people elected me, because they want a stronger middle class. they want me to push what i have been pushing, which is for a stronger middle class. so i think he has the upper hand. and republicans kind of know this right now. >> ed, you know, last year's grand bargain between boehner and the president, that fell through. reportedly because of the tea party types in the gop. so why should we believe that has changed when the tea party wagged the gop majority dog, so to speak? >> you know, i spent a lot of time in the last few weeks talking to members of congress, and the people that were running against them, and in the discussions with the republicans, i think they made it very clear that they understand that a deal has to be made before the end of the year. and i think even since election day talking to people up there, that they understand that the economy's at stake. that their own political futures are at stake. because while the p
but i think right now, president obama has the upper hand. i mean he's just won re-election. he's basically telling people, look, the american people elected me, because they want a stronger middle class. they want me to push what i have been pushing, which is for a stronger middle class. so i think he has the upper hand. and republicans kind of know this right now. >> ed, you know, last year's grand bargain between boehner and the president, that fell through. reportedly because of the...
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president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an economy that is in recovery. he referenced friday's jobs report to do it. take a listen. >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs and this morning we learned the company's hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> president obama has a frenetic campaign today straight through election day today, alex. he will make stops in wisconsin, iowa, and virginia, where he will be stumping with former
president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an...
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i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support mitt romney, and i made that decision based on the facts of what i think are the important issues that move me. i'm sorry that governor sununu made a comment like that. >> listening to what you are saying, joe, where is the outrage from your party about this statement? >> i think there are so many statements made in the closing days of the campaign, nobody is paying attention to the comments. the race is very close, and i agree with governor dean, endorsements don't mean a whole lot. except in a case like this. where the race will be razor thin, the margin of victory may be razor thin. any endorsemen
i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support...
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. >>> president obama says the u.s. has quote, very good leads on who is responsible for the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the fbi repeatedly sent investigators to the scene. he could not elaborate. he vowed to follow recommendations from a review of the attack that killed four americans. >>> also in an interview, president obama discussed who he thinks is to blame for last minute negotiations ahead of the looming fiscal cliff. >> so far, at least, congress has not been able to get this stuff done. not because democrats in congress don't want to go ahead and cocooperate, i think it's bn hard for speaker boehner and leader mcconnell to accept the fact taxes on wealthiest americans should go up. we have put forward not only a sensible deal, but one that has the support of the majority of the american people, including close to half of republicans. >> let's get to the strategy talk. a pleasure to welcome these two gentlemen. joe sestak and former republican congressman and chairman tom davis, thank you b
. >>> president obama says the u.s. has quote, very good leads on who is responsible for the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the fbi repeatedly sent investigators to the scene. he could not elaborate. he vowed to follow recommendations from a review of the attack that killed four americans. >>> also in an interview, president obama discussed who he thinks is to blame for last minute negotiations ahead of the looming fiscal cliff. >> so far, at least,...
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i think president obama did act like a president this week. >> along the lines of the 2004 barack obama hope and change and john mccain maverick, how would you describe mitt romney's strategy? what is the underlying theme here? i'll go to you first, michael. >> i think that's to be rather frank about it, i think that's part of this challenge that the romney team faces. going back to your first question, the foreign policy issue was not a forefront of the tis cushion. it sort of crept into the debate. i don't think there is a central theme, core theme that really distinguishes the foreign policy of barack obama from a foreign policy of a president obama. that's something that given recent events the obama team -- or the romney team has to do and do so in a very presidential way. >> governor? >> i think michael's right about that. but historically there hasn't been a lot of difference between republican and democratic foreign policy. i think george w. bush was an exception. i don't think a democratic president would have sent us to war in iraq. generally speaking, the american foreign pol
i think president obama did act like a president this week. >> along the lines of the 2004 barack obama hope and change and john mccain maverick, how would you describe mitt romney's strategy? what is the underlying theme here? i'll go to you first, michael. >> i think that's to be rather frank about it, i think that's part of this challenge that the romney team faces. going back to your first question, the foreign policy issue was not a forefront of the tis cushion. it sort of...
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it's a high school that president obama, then candidate obama visited four years ago and delivered his message of hope. and then it proceeds to tell the very heartbreaking or heartrendering student of how difficult these four years have been on students of inner city high schools with parents struggling to keep their jobs, pay their mortgages and pay their bills. it's a beautiful encapsulation of the challenges president obama has in trying to make the cause for hope and reason and getting another terment. >> what about you, wesley? >> it's a great article in the "l.a. times" about how the president is using the white house to announce policies in swing states. this immigration announcement is going to help him with latino voters in places like arizona or florida. i think it's going to hurt the republicans pretty good as long as the president can do that. >> morris reid, yours? >> i was looking at dan's article about the watergate financing of the campaign. it's interesting, alex, people get outraged about money, but elections are one about messaging and leadership. that's where we hav
it's a high school that president obama, then candidate obama visited four years ago and delivered his message of hope. and then it proceeds to tell the very heartbreaking or heartrendering student of how difficult these four years have been on students of inner city high schools with parents struggling to keep their jobs, pay their mortgages and pay their bills. it's a beautiful encapsulation of the challenges president obama has in trying to make the cause for hope and reason and getting...
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was he barack hussein obama or barack obama, the 44th president of the united states? i don't think that has been resolved. i think that's still playing out. there's an enigma about the man and we're still trying to it answer it. >> what about your obvious inside access? how easy that was to come by? >> never easy. >> not. >> never easy. a lot of people this think that you do certain deals or someone hands it to you on a plate. the candidate obama first suggested to me about a book, and i thought, naively, i told him it was a stupid idea and i wouldn't do it. >> hang on, you told him it was a stupid idea? >> i actually did say that. i had to get back to him a few weeks later and say -- >> i am sorry. >> i've talked to a few people about it and maybe it's not so stupid. he was quite happy to tell me that i actually was the stupid one. but i assumed -- this is where it was stupid -- i assumed the candidate suggests this thing and now i think it's a good idea so you've got cooperation, right? far from it. there were endless roadblocks. people think if it you get the big i
was he barack hussein obama or barack obama, the 44th president of the united states? i don't think that has been resolved. i think that's still playing out. there's an enigma about the man and we're still trying to it answer it. >> what about your obvious inside access? how easy that was to come by? >> never easy. >> not. >> never easy. a lot of people this think that you do certain deals or someone hands it to you on a plate. the candidate obama first suggested to me...
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yeah, president obama could. but i sure as heck wouldn't want to try. >> larry, this next scenario i want to share with you, if mitt romney wins all of the states that john mccain took in 2008 plus north carolina, your state, virginia, nevada, new hampshire, he still has to take two of the big three, ohio, pennsylvania and florida. do you see that happening? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that that would be the scenario that unfolds. i love playing these games with the electoral college, too. i do it all the time. most of what we come up with doesn't happen because it's divisive for the country. governor rendell knows pennsylvania so much better than i do. but to me, that's the least likely one that romney would carry. ohio, no republican's ever been elected presidenthwithout winning ohio whereas two democrats have been elected without winning ohio. florida, that's the most likely one of the three to go to romney, but we'll see. the early polls have president obama doing a little bit better than romney or i
yeah, president obama could. but i sure as heck wouldn't want to try. >> larry, this next scenario i want to share with you, if mitt romney wins all of the states that john mccain took in 2008 plus north carolina, your state, virginia, nevada, new hampshire, he still has to take two of the big three, ohio, pennsylvania and florida. do you see that happening? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that that would be the scenario that unfolds. i love playing these games with the...
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>> i think obama's comments by far. i think it was such a blanket statement that's easy to cut into an ad. it's a very broad statement. the private sector is doing fine. nobody thinks that even people who think the economy is on the upswing doesn't think the private sector is doing fine, and i just think given where the country is now, debt and deficits and government spending, even what romney said is a little problematic, he's going to come out on top on this one because many people are questioning how much money we should be putting into the public sector rather than focusing on private sector job growth. >> anne, fundamentally speaking, don't the comments by president obama and mitt romney highlight the differences on jobs? you have the president saying local governments don't have enough money to hire, mr. romney says the government needs to cut costs. i think this is really simplifying, but in a nutshell, isn't that it? >> it's funny, these both got described in the moment as gaffes, but in fact there were substan
>> i think obama's comments by far. i think it was such a blanket statement that's easy to cut into an ad. it's a very broad statement. the private sector is doing fine. nobody thinks that even people who think the economy is on the upswing doesn't think the private sector is doing fine, and i just think given where the country is now, debt and deficits and government spending, even what romney said is a little problematic, he's going to come out on top on this one because many people are...
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>> does it hurt romney or obama? >> obama, president obama, and the fact that raince priebus wants to talk all about the economy and meanwhile the president wants to bring up the business in chief pillar that mitt romney is built on. >> absolutely not. here's the thing, it is mitt romney who in the context of the primary said i want to put forward my record at bain capital as a job creator. those are his words. he's the one who put it on the table and said, i want voters to examine my record, while i was at bain as a job creator. he's the one who said we created like hundreds of thousands of jobs. well actually you know it's like ten thousand jobs, now we're back to 100,000 jobs. if you're going to say let's look at my record and we then look at your record and kind of fill out the full story of what bain capital and what free market economies and what those kind of capital investments, the full story of what can happen when there's wins and loses and people lose their jobs and pensions, but the investors are still a
>> does it hurt romney or obama? >> obama, president obama, and the fact that raince priebus wants to talk all about the economy and meanwhile the president wants to bring up the business in chief pillar that mitt romney is built on. >> absolutely not. here's the thing, it is mitt romney who in the context of the primary said i want to put forward my record at bain capital as a job creator. those are his words. he's the one who put it on the table and said, i want voters to...
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president obama carried all three of them. if he could carry two of them this time it makes it very difficult for mitt romney to get a path to 270 electoral votes in the white house. so i think we see already an enormous amount of tension, millions of dollars worth of ads being aired in places like columbus and tampa and norfolk. so at the moment, these states are looking a little better for president obama. florida has been a tough one for him. ohio has been surprisingly good for the democrats. these are really i think the states to watch. >> but you know, reid, the obama and romney campaigns are fighting so hard for those undecided voters. but if you look at all three states, bringing up a graphic here, only 2% of likely voters say they might even vote differently than they intend to right now on election day. so can we expect anything to change by november? >> what is an undecided voter? who can be undecide the at the moment when the romney campaign, the obama campaign and all the outside groups have spent more than $100 mi
president obama carried all three of them. if he could carry two of them this time it makes it very difficult for mitt romney to get a path to 270 electoral votes in the white house. so i think we see already an enormous amount of tension, millions of dollars worth of ads being aired in places like columbus and tampa and norfolk. so at the moment, these states are looking a little better for president obama. florida has been a tough one for him. ohio has been surprisingly good for the...
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they know that obama is vulnerable. they want to see romney take obama down. >> all right. patricia perry, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> we now move to the number three on our list of top stories trending this hour. iphone flipping. the "new york post" is reporting that many of the people who waited in those long lines in manhattan yesterday are flipping their iphone 5s and making a little profit out of it. the paper says some people are reselling these phones for anywhere from 1200 to 900 bucks. another report says the phones can fetch as much as $3700 in russia where apple apparently has no stores. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebr
they know that obama is vulnerable. they want to see romney take obama down. >> all right. patricia perry, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> we now move to the number three on our list of top stories trending this hour. iphone flipping. the "new york post" is reporting that many of the people who waited in those long lines in manhattan yesterday are flipping their iphone 5s and making a little profit out of it. the paper says some people are reselling these phones...
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they really need to pivot back to the obama economy. >> okay. all of you sit tight. thank you so much for that. we're going to get you a final thought after the break, every. though i will tell you as we look at the "uss wisconsin," we're hearing about a new tweet from the romney campaign. we'll share that with you after this break. revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how it can work for yours at thenewny.com. >>> all right all you twitter
they really need to pivot back to the obama economy. >> okay. all of you sit tight. thank you so much for that. we're going to get you a final thought after the break, every. though i will tell you as we look at the "uss wisconsin," we're hearing about a new tweet from the romney campaign. we'll share that with you after this break. revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10...
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>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> i think obama needs needs to put his man pants on. >> presidential politics like barbecue, split down the middle. it will likely go late into the evening, like a midnight buffet. >> kerry sanders, thank you for that. what did that guy say? it's time for obama to put his man pants on. only you would bring me that story. >>> now, sad times for yankee fans. captain derek jeter fracturing his ankle. the 18-year veteran was carried off the the field in the bronx. he's out for the post season. yankees lost to the tigers, 6-4. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weigh
>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> i think obama needs needs to put his man pants on. >> presidential politics like barbecue, split down the middle. it will likely go late into the evening, like a midnight buffet. >> kerry sanders, thank you for that. what did that guy say? it's time for obama to put his man pants on. only you would bring me that story....
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it won't be near 5 trillion. >> obama's plan? $4,000 more in taxes on the middle class, we can't afford four more years. >>> from the obama campaign, an ad targeting mitt romney's plan, and calling it just an act. >> why was romney so dishonest about his plan? the massive new tax cut for millionaires means higher tax cuts for the middle class, and aarp says romney's plan undermines medicare by turning it into a voucher. we have real challenges to meet. children to educate, a class to rebuild. >> one more note within this past hour, the president left on a two-day campaign swing through california, on a campaign effort, how else do you think they pay for those ads? >> hey, you don't miss much, do you, alex? >> talking about the unemployment number, we also saw a strong debate, still about the debate. >> well, you know it is a good thing for the president's supporters and they're looking forward to it. he gets two more bites of the apple, when vp paul ryan goes up against joe biden, and candidates have less and less tried to paint
it won't be near 5 trillion. >> obama's plan? $4,000 more in taxes on the middle class, we can't afford four more years. >>> from the obama campaign, an ad targeting mitt romney's plan, and calling it just an act. >> why was romney so dishonest about his plan? the massive new tax cut for millionaires means higher tax cuts for the middle class, and aarp says romney's plan undermines medicare by turning it into a voucher. we have real challenges to meet. children to educate,...
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obama said, i want to know now. i want it know what the outfit is. >> i loved what he answered that when you said, what do you like most about being president. and he said -- >> the biggest perk. and he said, the truman balcony. he said it is the best view in washington. >> we will have more from alex's interview with andy cohen coming up just a little bit later here. of course, be sure to tune in to watch what happens live sunday through thursday. 11:00 eastern on brava. >>> now, top five trending stories. move over harry potter. cat nis has outsold the seven book harry potter series. the company says the hunger games is the most borrowed e-book in the kendel library. amazon's uk website announced last week that el james, author of the 50 shades erotic trilogy, is the best selling author in its history. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done... i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swi
obama said, i want to know now. i want it know what the outfit is. >> i loved what he answered that when you said, what do you like most about being president. and he said -- >> the biggest perk. and he said, the truman balcony. he said it is the best view in washington. >> we will have more from alex's interview with andy cohen coming up just a little bit later here. of course, be sure to tune in to watch what happens live sunday through thursday. 11:00 eastern on brava....
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the problem here is not president obama. it is the nra who takes such an extreme position on these issues. their supporters in congress who follow them and will not work any compromise. they will not pass any measure, even measures supported by most gun owners to address issues like this. >> robert, what is the republicans argument against a limited gun bill outlawing large magazines, assault rifles, things like that? >> i am not a spokesperson for the nra or republican party. most republicans would say, this is not really, to erin's original point, this is not about gun control but more about the individual and the psychological aspects about this. we have about 250 million guns that we know that are registered here in the united states and less than 1%, less than .01% of the actual crimes are done by guns and it is more about the individual that may have some psychological deficiencies. it is not necessarily about the gun control but more about the individual. >> back to what i was saying that doug answered. can't there be
the problem here is not president obama. it is the nra who takes such an extreme position on these issues. their supporters in congress who follow them and will not work any compromise. they will not pass any measure, even measures supported by most gun owners to address issues like this. >> robert, what is the republicans argument against a limited gun bill outlawing large magazines, assault rifles, things like that? >> i am not a spokesperson for the nra or republican party. most...
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first term and what obama wants is for this to be a comparison between romney and obama. whoever wins that argument will likely went race. >> what about this "new york times" op ed this weekend, karen, republicans in congress are the ones to blame for the economy and they have been obstructing president obama's efforts while mitt romney got us more into recession in the first place. do you think a president can successfully run on that pattern, just blaming congress? >> i think it is part of what he is talking about. the other piece, part of you why also have, you know, campaign surrogates and outside voices also making that argument. i think the president has gotten it. i think this is part of romney's problem. you can't just attack the other guy. you have got to also put forward a positive vision. i do think when it comes to congress, to some degree, we don't know whether or not president obama's policies and ideas would work because so much of it has been obstructed by republicans in congress. now, what we do know, let's say -- let's look at foreign policies in areas l
first term and what obama wants is for this to be a comparison between romney and obama. whoever wins that argument will likely went race. >> what about this "new york times" op ed this weekend, karen, republicans in congress are the ones to blame for the economy and they have been obstructing president obama's efforts while mitt romney got us more into recession in the first place. do you think a president can successfully run on that pattern, just blaming congress? >> i...
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president obama, that's not his persona. having said all that, i think it's a fair assumption we're going to see a much more aggressive president obama on tuesday night. >> okay. mike. as always many thanks. we're getting an update on what the gop candidates are doing today in just a minute. >>> first president obama may be reaching out to younger voters next week with another appearance on "the daily show with jon stewart." stewart criticized the president's performance in that first debate so there may be a few jokes at his expense. president obama will do the show on comedy central this coming thursday, two days after the second debate with mitt romney. >>> superstar bruce springsteen is on the road this week. he's singing the praises of president obama. and on thursday the boss will be joined by former president bill clinton, another boss so to speak, at an event in ohio. it will be free to the public. >>> well, the gop ticket is busy crisscrossing the crucial battle ground state of ohio again today. moments ago vice-pre
president obama, that's not his persona. having said all that, i think it's a fair assumption we're going to see a much more aggressive president obama on tuesday night. >> okay. mike. as always many thanks. we're getting an update on what the gop candidates are doing today in just a minute. >>> first president obama may be reaching out to younger voters next week with another appearance on "the daily show with jon stewart." stewart criticized the president's...
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romney has not been able to have this obama versus obama. if it's obama versus romney, the numbers are always going to reflect exactly what it is. >> okay. let's cross the aisle for a moment now. if you're mitt romney's handlers, are you baffled that your candidate is behind despite this tepid recovery? >> i would not be baffled because i've been the one advices hadvicvis advising him on what he should or should not do. when he didn't address -- at the republican national convention. when he didn't release his tax returns in the manner in which he should have in order to ensure the american people he has nothing to hide. and when he's been unable, frankly, to translate the high unemployment rate into something that should be blamed on mr. obama, that's a problem. >> okay. so what do you think is the best way for the president to sell the current economic situation to the voter? because, sir, with all due respect to the concept of you inherited something that was pretty bad four years ago, people get tired of that. their patience wears thin.
romney has not been able to have this obama versus obama. if it's obama versus romney, the numbers are always going to reflect exactly what it is. >> okay. let's cross the aisle for a moment now. if you're mitt romney's handlers, are you baffled that your candidate is behind despite this tepid recovery? >> i would not be baffled because i've been the one advices hadvicvis advising him on what he should or should not do. when he didn't address -- at the republican national...
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the best week for me is what i'm calling obama 2.0. the president is out there and this is new obama and gauge taking his message to the american people and strong leadership and expect more of this, more of an activist president in the next four years. >> okay. susan, how about yours? >> i think ambassador susan rice had a horrible week. not only, it started out with the best intentions going up to meet with these senators, but especially after a meeting with senator collins from maine, it just really went downhill from there and now it seems like the obama administration can sail through senator kerry, so, it looks like she's going to be left on the sidelines. as far as the best week, it's those republicans who want to govern and that they're not going to sign the special interest tax pledge from grover norquist. so, i give them a lot of mrauz f for doing the right thing. >> thank you for joining me, as always. i appreciate that. >>> that is a wrap of this "weekend with alex witt." up next my friend craig melamvi. i'm alex witt, have
the best week for me is what i'm calling obama 2.0. the president is out there and this is new obama and gauge taking his message to the american people and strong leadership and expect more of this, more of an activist president in the next four years. >> okay. susan, how about yours? >> i think ambassador susan rice had a horrible week. not only, it started out with the best intentions going up to meet with these senators, but especially after a meeting with senator collins from...
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what does president obama or president obama have to do to move the needle here in the last few weeks? >> you have to look at the battleground states and i think on the democratic side, they're still hoping that their small but durable leads in ohio and substantial leads in wisconsin and iowa, if the president can carry those two states he gets 270 elect moral states and that's the ball game. and on mitt romney, they believe that momentum continues and momentum is the gold standard in foreign politics. there's a little bit of a breeze there and he is closing the margin in these battle ground states which is making democrats very nervous. >> steve, you cover the white house and by most accounts, what do we have to see from the president's tomorrow? >> we'll see him with a great command of the issues, obviously he's been president for four years, he's been negotiating all these issues on afghanistan, iraq, he was deeply involved in the decisions in libya and the decisions to topple the government of cad daf did, he doesn't have to spend his debate prep going over the issues. he has to a
what does president obama or president obama have to do to move the needle here in the last few weeks? >> you have to look at the battleground states and i think on the democratic side, they're still hoping that their small but durable leads in ohio and substantial leads in wisconsin and iowa, if the president can carry those two states he gets 270 elect moral states and that's the ball game. and on mitt romney, they believe that momentum continues and momentum is the gold standard in...
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obama has at least a clear position on gay marriage. while mitt romney, you don't know where he stands. he's been all over the place. >> do you think either candidate will want to be focusing on this as we get closer to november? or is there some wisdom in having put this now some six months prior to the election and get the discussion now and then focus differently? alice, you go first. >> let's have this discussion and move on. as we get closer to november, it will shore up more onto jobs and the economy. but let me make a point here that governor romney has been clear with his position on this issue. he spoke once again this morning at a great commencement address at liberty university where he said resoundingly that he supports traditional marriage between one man and one woman. he's said that all along. >> the muddying comes is when he says he's fine with gay couples adopting. >> what he was referring to in that interview on thursday was states that allow that. and friday he made that quite clear what he was referring to. but his p
obama has at least a clear position on gay marriage. while mitt romney, you don't know where he stands. he's been all over the place. >> do you think either candidate will want to be focusing on this as we get closer to november? or is there some wisdom in having put this now some six months prior to the election and get the discussion now and then focus differently? alice, you go first. >> let's have this discussion and move on. as we get closer to november, it will shore up more...
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richard, president obama is in chicago right now. he has four fund-raisers there including a big one this afternoon for his birthday. we are expecting him to address the ryan pick for the very first time this afternoon. i can tell you i was at the white house yesterday when president obama left a number of us shouting questions out at him trying to get reaction to the ryan pick. he ignored us. so we are hoping to hear from the president this afternoon when he speaks at that fund-raiser. richard? >> 51 years old. kristen welker, thank you for your time today. >> reporter: thank you. >>> time for today's strategy talk. former rnc chairman and msnbc political analyst michael steele. and democratic strategist and former chief of staff for senator joe mansion, chri chris kofinas. michael, you heard what was said by kristen welker from president obama's perspective. >> yeah. >> they're saying, look, this is exactly what we wanted. they're doubling down on something that isn't working. what's your response sp. >> i think they're right. it d
richard, president obama is in chicago right now. he has four fund-raisers there including a big one this afternoon for his birthday. we are expecting him to address the ryan pick for the very first time this afternoon. i can tell you i was at the white house yesterday when president obama left a number of us shouting questions out at him trying to get reaction to the ryan pick. he ignored us. so we are hoping to hear from the president this afternoon when he speaks at that fund-raiser....